healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
initiation into an art or discipline
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
series of battles; successive battles
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
such; like that; that sort of; very
objection; dissent; protest
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
scene; sight; scenario; setting
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
reinforcement; strengthening
strength; power; proficiency; ability
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
worthy of; worth doing; worth having